Guy's... there are piles and piles of laterite being dumped in yelahanka for filling of some excavtion done before, the work is going on pretty fast, so hurry up & help yourselves..
Directions... while going from hebbal flyover towards airport you will get a Y-junction where right goes to airport, you take left which goes towards yelahanka police station, on the way there is a level crossing for trains.. continue till you see lots of granite shops on left... you will see lots of letarite with mud dumped there.. there is also a cross road to left on this stretch.. there also you can find the maaal...
hurry up before they fill up the excavation.... good luck!

Yes 100% safe for aquarium, because they have dug it up freshly and the laterite is sill moist.. which it indicates its contamination free, Its also of very good quality because its bright red to brown in colour indicating good iron content, brought half a gunny bag full for myself and have put it in a bucket of water for cleaning.. Did you collect some...?

Vikas.. Laterite is weathered clay from tropical or subtropical areas burned by the sun over thousands of years. Its porous appearance contains high levels of iron-oxide (the more reddish – brown appearance, the more iron), contributing to a high cation exchange rate. i.e. laterite attracts nutrients and holds them in “storage” until the plants can utilize them through the root system.
Laterite does not release minerals, but can store nutrients for the plants. Laterite for aquarium use is generally baked for sterilization purposes.
Laterite plus a bit of manure (5%) is an ideal lower layer up 1 to 2 inches . above this you can use regular gravel of 2 inches.. for growing plants.

Hi.. firsts, the link u have given is not working.. to use it in a working planted tank..you will have to make it into clay by mixing with water ( you can also mix a small amout organic fertilizer as well with this)..then dry it till becomes very hard. then place this very deep in the substrate..ok

Hi.. firsts, the link u have given is not working.. to use it in a working planted tank..you will have to make it into clay by mixing with water ( you can also mix a small amout organic fertilizer as well with this)..then dry it till becomes very hard. then place this very deep in the substrate..ok

Nidhi,

The correct word is slurry
Mix this slurry with regular river gravel 2-3mm size. No need to dry it. Add this to the bottom most layer of your substrate around 2-3 inches thick. Above this add another inch of inert river gravel. The top layer is to prevent the slurry from tainting the water when you plant or uproot. Please do not add any manure to the substrate.

This is just red soil, what you find in Yelahanka and surroundings. But it is as good for the planted tanks. The true Laterite is found in Western ghats and the coastal plains.

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